The Labor enquirer., 1887-02-26
SOUND SENSE.
What a California Correspondent Has
| 10 Say About 1t.

Los ANGELES, Feb. AL am we'll
pleased with your article, 10 Our Com
rades," this is no time for quarrels, =
etc. l hope every labor paper in Amer
lea will copy that piece in full, that all
the wage-workers can read it and re-.
read it, show it to others. paste it up in
their rooms and wherever 1t can be seen
and that all will profit byit. also In .
dorse the resolutions of 1927 Think il
is time that the differences or grievances
between the K. or L. and trades unions
should be settled. If the general otii.
GERS of the K. Of L. and the cigarmakers
union for instance cannot agree let them
call in third party who is not inter
ested and arbltrate the matter. Then
they would be carrying out the princi
Piles of the K. of L. I believe it is wrong
to require the cigarmakers to all 20 out
of the K. of L. because they are mem
bers of the c. M. U. and will n 1t give up
that membership. First, it is no crime
Second, it is not in accordance with the
preamble and the constitution of the
K. Of L. They we're not mentioned as q
class who could not join. have been
taken in good faith and unless they as
individual members of the K. Of L, vio-
late some of the laws of the K. of. L.,
there is nowhere any constitutional
right to pnt them out. If they violate
Law then there is way to dispose oi
them as we'll as others.
l don't want to find fault with the
proceedings Of the last convention and
the executive board. but they have made
a mistake and that should be speedily
corrected. Itaeems to me that If the
executive board will apply the law Of
Referendum and let each L. A. take q
vote on the question, Shall the cigar
makers who belong to the G. NJ. q. and
other members Of trades unions remain
members Of the K. OIL. as long as they
desire to do so, providing they are in
good standing and do not violate any
laws of the order? l think the vote
would be ninety-nine to one against in
every one hundred cast.
IF the order ia "a rripd ont thot c;oo y
makers must go, next year or at any
time the decree may come to printers,
carpenters aud all other trades unions
that youtoo must 90.
Another thing, there are many mem.
bers who belong to some trades union
and the K. of L who have spent much
time and money in both. Suppose q
member has paid out $50 In the two
orders, is it right to say to him you must
quit one or the other and lose all he has
paid in and all the benefits that would
accrue to him and his heirs
Another thing, force all trades union
lists outof the K. of L. and what would
be the result2
In this commrr:catlon it is not my
intention to violl o any obligation or
law of the K. Of L. or to make public
or to speak of matters that the public
does not already know, and hope l have
not. l believe that the K. Of L. and
other labor organizations should adjust
all difficulties by arbitration and the
law of Referendum. Work together in
peace and harmony. When farmers
start to city to market, they may live
in different sections of the country and
have various products to sell. and going
on different roads. yet they are all going
to market and have the same object in
view-to cell or exchange their products
and when they arrive at the market |
place they are all together. The workers
Of the world, the, labor organisations,
are all aiming at one grand object of
bettering their condition. The struggle
70 hard indeed" aud q continual one and
an never be accomplished BY divisions
and quarrels, but by united and contin-
ial work.
Professor Ely says, in his new book,
Educate, organize aud wait" [See
preface, page III would like to ssy to |
III. Educate. organize, unite, work, do |
What is right. oe sure YOU are right end |
hen 90 ahead. Forward and onward
march, on and on, until the competitive
ystem is wiped out and equality u |
established on earth. II division il
breed among labor Organisation what
ball We call it? The word Anarchy b
ot strong enough for name.
Yours. etc, I'D. B. |,